PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brynjulf Klumpekloss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rocha might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hell Yeah. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rocha
vs
Klumpekloss

190 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

182 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

Omertà Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brynjulf Klumpekloss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha shoots in for a takedown but Klumpekloss shows good takedown defense.
Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocha dives in and grabs Klumpekloss's left leg, looking for a takedown. Klumpekloss pushes down on Rocha's head and hops out.
Nice body punch from Rocha.
Rocha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rocha throws a body kick that misses.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown but Klumpekloss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Klumpekloss drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rocha looking to control.
Klumpekloss distracts Rocha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rocha has his feet on Klumpekloss's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Klumpekloss drives through with a takedown into guard.

Rocha is looking for a triangle but Klumpekloss pushes his legs off easily.
Klumpekloss trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
Klumpekloss chips away with some ground and pound.
Klumpekloss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rocha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klumpekloss must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Klumpekloss with a nice head shot there.
Klumpekloss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klumpekloss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rocha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klumpekloss wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
Klumpekloss content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Klumpekloss cracks Rocha with a solid left hand.
Klumpekloss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rocha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Klumpekloss looking to sit in guard and control but Rocha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rocha tries to free his leg and advance position but Klumpekloss is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klumpekloss keeping moving, preventing Rocha from controlling successfully.
Klumpekloss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Klumpekloss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Klumpekloss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Klumpekloss shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rocha is trying to defend but Klumpekloss finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Klumpekloss looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rocha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Klumpekloss is nestled in close to Rocha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klumpekloss lands a nice short elbow.
Klumpekloss prevents Rocha from improving his position.
Klumpekloss is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klumpekloss drops an elbow to the side of Rocha's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Austin Rocha will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Klumpekloss looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rocha!
Klumpekloss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rocha is looking to escape.
Klumpekloss is landing with some decent strikes but Rocha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Klumpekloss landing punches.
Klumpekloss has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rocha's face.
Rocha is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klumpekloss fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha tries to lock up and control but Klumpekloss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Klumpekloss landing shots from mount.
Klumpekloss connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Klumpekloss with the ground and pound from mount.
Rocha is trying to escape the mount.
Klumpekloss lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Rocha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Klumpekloss scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rocha?
Klumpekloss raining down shots from the mount!
Klumpekloss with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klumpekloss lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Klumpekloss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Klumpekloss lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Klumpekloss cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Klumpekloss lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Klumpekloss with the ground and pound from mount.
Klumpekloss prevents Rocha from getting the reversal.
Klumpekloss lands with some strikes.
Klumpekloss with shots to the head and body - Rocha looks very uncomfortable down there.
Klumpekloss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klumpekloss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klumpekloss lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Klumpekloss putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Klumpekloss putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Klumpekloss working the ground and pound effectively.
Rocha is trying to escape the mount.
Klumpekloss with good strikes from the mount here!
Klumpekloss landing strikes, looking to finish!
Klumpekloss landing strikes, looking to finish!
Klumpekloss lands a nice shot to the head.
Klumpekloss scoring with strikes but Rocha is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klumpekloss working the ground and pound effectively.
Rocha is in a horrible position here. Klumpekloss smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Klumpekloss unloading with bombs!
Rocha tries to hold on but Klumpekloss postures up.
The referee warns Rocha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Klumpekloss with good strikes from the mount here!
Klumpekloss with the ground and pound from mount.
Klumpekloss raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brynjulf Klumpekloss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Klumpekloss shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rocha is trying to defend but Klumpekloss finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rocha trying to hold on to Klumpekloss's head to control him but Klumpekloss postures up.
Klumpekloss thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klumpekloss is nestled in close to Rocha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Klumpekloss.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klumpekloss lands a nice short elbow.
Klumpekloss wants to control but Rocha is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klumpekloss working Rocha over with strikes.
Rocha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Klumpekloss.
Klumpekloss stalling away here and it's allowed Rocha to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Klumpekloss is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Klumpekloss missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rocha working a defensive guard here.
Klumpekloss lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klumpekloss distracts Rocha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Klumpekloss scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Klumpekloss postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Klumpekloss working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Klumpekloss lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Klumpekloss lands a couple of elbows.
Klumpekloss throwing strikes but missing.
Rocha has momentary wrist control but Klumpekloss slips an elbow through the middle.
Klumpekloss wants to pass the guard but Rocha is keeping the position.
Klumpekloss with a nice head shot there.
Brynjulf Klumpekloss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Klumpekloss with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klumpekloss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klumpekloss scoring with punches to the head and body.
Klumpekloss is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rocha keeping moving, preventing Klumpekloss from controlling successfully.

Rocha has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Klumpekloss doesn't defend quickly enough and Rocha has managed to lock this one up! Can Klumpekloss escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rocha on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Austin Rocha!